Market Update (long)

Yesterday was the first farmers market of the season, and it was a glorious Spring day. We could not have asked for better weather!

I didn't get a pavilion space this year, so I get to set up a tent. The good news is I have more space to show off my stuff. :) Here is my set-up yesterday:

I hope to have more framed ribbon wreaths on that back table. Several people commented on them, AND I got a commission for a purple one. YAY! Plus, there's room on that table for anything else I think up that's not a card.

I apologize in advance for the poorer-than-usual quality of these photos, but it was so BRIGHT out, I couldn't deal with it.

For the first month or so of the markets, the farmers have mostly plants and the few early vegetables. Here we have asparagus at Farmer Katie's tables:

... and rhubarb:

A cooler full of rhubarb. Some of this came home with me.

Over at Farmer Mike's stand, we have MATERS:

They have a green-house, so they have 'maters from the beginning.

Some of these came home with me, too:

We also had cukes:

Baby zukes:

and baby summer squash:

We also had some of these peppers:

At least I think they're peppers. Note to self: ask next week.

Radishes:

... and STRAWBERRIES:

Farmer Mike's farm is 2 hours South of here, so he has an earlier growing season. As soon as his strawberries are ending, the other farmers are just starting to get theirs in. We WIN!

I commented to Mike he needed to have squash blossoms. He said, "Oh, like these?" -->

Um, yeah. ;/

More asparagus:

and 'mater plants:

I saw lots of people walking around with these.

More radishes at Farmer Margie's:

and onions:

I call them orn-yons, with a nod to the late, great, Justin Wilson.

Margie also quilts and makes pillows. Here is one with pretty blue flutterbys:

It sold.

Here's one with cool cats:

This next guy looks suspiciously like our Twitter friend @Southboundcat:

And another kitty pillow:

Yesterday was also the annual May Day parade. Such a pretty day! Here is Main Street, all blocked off and ready to go:

Check out this old car:

And this new one:

I didn't even think they MADE Fiats any more.

At first I thought this was a fire truck, but nope. It's a TOW TRUCK:

H U G E !!!!

There is a new vendor across from me this year, and she sells CAKE POPS:

She only had chocolate and vanilla yesterday, but she said she has LOTS more flavors, and will bring them next week. I am doomed.

She also has cookies on sticks:

The plant booth was hopping! The light was SO BRIGHT, I couldn't get decent pics of all her hanging plants. Here is one that came out sorta okay:

And this one was under a table, so I wasn't blinded and the image wasn't washed out:

This combination of colors is GOR-JUS:

She also had tables of annuals:



This one might be my favorite:

Now for the DOGGIE portion of our show. OMG, they were EVERYWHERE. Let's get started.

These two are the sweetest furry sisters:

As soon as I knelt down to pet them, the brown one sat with her back to me and leaned into me to be petted. Their Mom said that is pretty normal for her.

A doggie encounter:

Two Havanese:

The breed is from Havana, Cuba. Like curly Lhasas.

This guy really, REALLY wanted Spiderman's cookie:

A doggie in the parade:

A big fur-ball walking past my tent:

Next up, such a cute puppy! Look at those EARS:

He was worthy of another shot:

More doggies:

And another:


Another handsome beast:

A market regular is back:

Another doggie encounter:

A Bassett strolled by:

A Pug for Carla:

A weiner dog:

and are you sitting down? Check out this cutie:

He's 10 weeks old! Here's another shot:

Later in the day he was walking through the market. I don't think he's as big as one of the paving bricks! SO ADORABLE!

Okay, one more of the pug for Carla:

That's it! What a perfect day it was! Today I'm in recovery. Heh heh. I did get asked for a sweet 16 card (nope), more Wedding cards (that section is pretty thin) and graduation (also pretty thin.) I guess I have my marching orders for this week. I also need to catch up on challenges and think about my Stamp Camps, which are next Sunday and Monday. I hope to have something stampy to show you soon.

Thanks for stopping by!